I was posted in Nasik. When I got news from home that one of my distant cousin marriage is on 22 Oct and I have to attend that in Ambala as other memb...rs are busy. Perforce I applied for leave and reached 2 days prior to marriage at Ambala. Our relative was informed by me well in advance so he came to pick up me at railway station and we reached at his home within no time. It was already midnight. After having a cup of tea I was accommodated in a guest room of a neighboring house .At around 8`o. "It sure wasn't, but this is," he points to your side. You turn aroundbut can't see anything, until you realise... he's pointing to yourshoulder, where a girly pink purse is resting, just like it didyesterday. You can't believe you didn't notice that damn thing hangingon your arm, and you thought last time was embarrassing. Naturally, youtry to throw the purse off but find that you can't."Come on Dan, I know this is funny as hell to you, but I'm legitimatelycreeped out at this point. Look, I. And I had a hole in my leg that was infected. But neither of my ills was as pernicious, as persistent, as relentless as this cancer that had chosen my father to attack.I think Bev thought the same as I. We both hoped the cave or it's water or whatever hung around it was up for another miracle and we'd walk out of there as three healthy people, ready to live another 40 to 80 years. Dad was kind of in the middle but you had to admire the guy's perseverance. He was betting the ranch on this place,. Not that she expected him to be there, he would figure that she might come looking for him and stay away. She wanted to speak with the young woman who had served her. There had been something there, perhaps she knew him. If she didn’t know him she might be willing to let Ada know if he returned. That though might be tricky. How could Ada explain why she wanted to find him, who would believe her? It occurred to Ada that she had the choice of inventing an excuse to be searching for Mike or go so.